{"id":"ea64dce7-7a92-4933-91b1-c2b8e9fb3de4","task":"Set a no-show and cancellation fee policy to protect a tattoo studio's booked chair time in Square Appointments","domain":"squareup.com","steps":["In Square Dashboard go to Appointments > Settings > Payments & Cancellations","Choose a prepayment policy: no requirement, require full prepayment, or hold a card for no-shows","Set a cancellation cut-off window, from one hour up to two weeks, or none","Choose a no-show fee type: flat fee per appointment, flat fee per service, or a percentage of the service price","Toggle whether clients can reschedule or cancel their own appointment before the cut-off","Save and confirm the policy displays in the online booking flow and confirmation emails"],"gotchas":["Cards held for no-show protection are only held for that single appointment and are not saved on file for future charges unless the client separately opts to save their card","Flat per-service cancellation fees require a fee amount entered on every service in the catalog or the fee won't charge","Cancellation fees can only be charged up to 14 days after the appointment date"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T05:27:57.407Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ea64dce7-7a92-4933-91b1-c2b8e9fb3de4"}